Case Study: John Davey achieves increased profitability and faster invoicing with Kerridge Commercial Systems (K8 ERP)

John Davey - Customer Case Study

John Davey, a third‑generation family-owned builders’ merchant in Bridgend, was hampered by a manual invoicing system that took seven working days each month, left them exposed to stock pilfering, and provided little reliable visibility of margins, prices or customer activity. In late 2013 they engaged Kerridge Commercial Systems and upgraded to the hosted K8 ERP solution to replace paper processes and improve stock, sales and financial control.

Kerridge Commercial Systems implemented K8 with barcode scanners, integrated financials, signature pads and reporting, giving instant visibility of sales, margins and stock and speeding trade‑counter processing. The switch cut monthly invoicing from seven days to one, helped raise turnover from £1.1m to £1.5m, improved gross margin by 2%, reduced errors and helped automate proofs of delivery—benefits John Davey says more than offset the cost of K8 and have supported plans for ecommerce and a second branch.

John Davey

Rhys Davey

General Manager